Winter 2006: A1 League Champs: Triple Fat Goose

House of Pain 56 Hello Nasty 65

Jpro Leads Nasty to #4 Seed

In a fitting end to the season, a very inconsistent Hello Nasty (4-4) squad finished with a 65 ñ 56 win that displayed both their strengths and weaknesses as they finish the season with a .500 record.  Although they were short-handed, House of Pain (2-6) started the game off well, taking an early lead on Nasty, displaying their inability to take advantage of mismatches.  Eventually, however, they were able to exploit mismatches in the paint.  Jay Provencher (24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) led the way, posting his man up on the block and working the perimeter with ease.  House of Pain was able to counter with Kyle Hofmann (29 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists), who had another solid shooting game against Nasty.  Eric Hinton (18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists) got hot from the perimeter at the end of the first half and led Nasty to a 33-25 advantage at the break.  The second half why Nasty could be capable of a deep playoff run, as they built a 60-40 advantage with about 8 minutes left.  Jpro led the way, but Jason Tibbetts (14 points, 14 rebounds, 4 blocks) and John Edwards (7 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists) also contributed to the effort to put the game away in the second half.  Tim Hinkel (10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists) and fill-in Cheese (10 points, 6 assists) rallied H.o.P. near the end of the game as Nastyís focus wavered down the stretch, showing why they may not make a run deep into the playoffs after all.  Nasty was too far ahead by that point, and pulled out the victory.  With the loss and other outcomes around the league, H.o.P. falls to the 7^th seed and will get a first round date with Triple Fat Goose.  Hello Nasty, meanwhile, earns the 4^th seed and a match-up against Franks & Beans, who didnít have Greg Puolos the last time those to teams met. 

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